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<blockquote data-quote="RUMBLETiGER" data-source="post: 6004906" data-attributes="member: 6674868">For some reason when I first read your post, I thought you were asking about the ECL or CR of an encounter.&nbsp; You're not asking that, right?DC like the difficulty of a skill check or a save or something?Since, in the example of skill checks, a skill can have ranks maxed at character level +3 for class skills and half that for cross class, that's one benchmark to measure DCs to level.&nbsp; However, that assumes maxing ranks in a specific skill, and that will vary by the amount of skillpoints depending on class, the amount of class skills depending upon class, and the individual player's distribution of skillpoints, so with all these variables, I'm not sure if a reliable standard could be determined.&nbsp; I could make a serious Rogue that has chosen to not invest and ranks in Open Lock, due to prioritizing my skillpoints into other things.&nbsp; I could have a level 20 Monk that will never open a lock to save his life.As for Saves vs. DC's, it's a bit simpler because your save will either be good or poor depending upon your character class.&nbsp; DC's vs FORT. saves could likely be figured by level, but additionally by class.&nbsp; A Fighter's DC FORT save by level will not be the same as a Wizard's FORT save by level, even if their levels are the same.Finally, stat distribution will vary PC by PC, and those stats will affect things like skills and saves.&nbsp; I don't play 4e, so I'm not sure what you're trying to compare, but I get the impression that you're not going to find a simple DC to level comparison.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RUMBLETiGER, post: 6004906, member: 6674868"] For some reason when I first read your post, I thought you were asking about the ECL or CR of an encounter. You're not asking that, right? DC like the difficulty of a skill check or a save or something? Since, in the example of skill checks, a skill can have ranks maxed at character level +3 for class skills and half that for cross class, that's one benchmark to measure DCs to level. However, that assumes maxing ranks in a specific skill, and that will vary by the amount of skillpoints depending on class, the amount of class skills depending upon class, and the individual player's distribution of skillpoints, so with all these variables, I'm not sure if a reliable standard could be determined. I could make a serious Rogue that has chosen to not invest and ranks in Open Lock, due to prioritizing my skillpoints into other things. I could have a level 20 Monk that will never open a lock to save his life. As for Saves vs. DC's, it's a bit simpler because your save will either be good or poor depending upon your character class. DC's vs FORT. saves could likely be figured by level, but additionally by class. A Fighter's DC FORT save by level will not be the same as a Wizard's FORT save by level, even if their levels are the same. Finally, stat distribution will vary PC by PC, and those stats will affect things like skills and saves. I don't play 4e, so I'm not sure what you're trying to compare, but I get the impression that you're not going to find a simple DC to level comparison. [/QUOTE]

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